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Colleges in and near Paramount-Long Meadow

Hagerstown Community College is 3.6 miles from Paramount-Long Meadow

No college sits inside Paramount-Long Meadow’s boundary, but Hagerstown Community College’s campus in Hagerstown, with 4,562 students on campus, is 3.6 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Paramount-Long Meadow’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland (7%).

Hagerstown Community College

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Paramount-Long Meadow. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
2
5,129 students on campus
Nearest college
3.6 mi
Hagerstown
Residents in college
5%
About the same as MD (7%)
Nearest community college
3.6 mi
Hagerstown · $4,320 tuition
Nearest public university
59.9 mi
University of Maryland-Baltimore County · $13,256 in-state
Median household income
$122K
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What stands out about college from Paramount-Long Meadow

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 3.6 miles awayHagerstown Community College has 4,562 students on campus in Hagerstown, 39% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyLiving in Maryland, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County charges $13,256 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $31,275. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as Maryland (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Paramount-Long Meadow

Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Paramount-Long Meadow.

5 mi10 mi15 miHagerstownParamount-Long Meadow
University or collegeCommunity college
Hagerstown Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,562 on campus · 3.6 mi · Hagerstown$7knet price39%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $4,320 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoUniversity or college · Public · 567 on campus · 13.8 mi · Mont Alto, PA98%admitted$19knet price34%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Paramount-Long Meadow’s median household income ($122,262) falls.

Hagerstown Community College3.6 mi · Hagerstown · sticker $12,747 · tuition $4,320$10,814a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto13.8 mi · Mont Alto, PA · sticker $28,841$24,009a year
University of Maryland-Baltimore County59.9 mi · Baltimore · sticker $28,576$25,439a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →HagerstownPennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore County
University of Maryland-Baltimore County70% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Hagerstown Community College39% graduate$42k earnings$11k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto34% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto (22).

Questions about college near Paramount-Long Meadow

Is Paramount-Long Meadow a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Paramount-Long Meadow residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Hagerstown Community College, is 3.6 miles away in Hagerstown.

What colleges are near Paramount-Long Meadow?

Within 15 miles: Hagerstown Community College (3.6 miles, 4,562 students on campus) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto (13.8 miles, 567).

What is the closest community college to Paramount-Long Meadow, and what does it cost?

Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, 3.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,320 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $6,835, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does the University of Maryland-Baltimore County cost if we live in Maryland?

Tuition and fees are $13,256 a year in-state and $31,275 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,087 (under $30,000 income) to $25,439 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Paramount-Long Meadow. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →